Sequoia backs free mobile app company Snaptu | VentureBeat | Deals | by Anthony Ha

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Snaptu, a startup bringing an iPhone-style application experience to thousands of mobile devices, just announced it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Sequoia Capital. Previously known as Moblica, Snaptu says it works on any phone that can run a Java application, adding up to more than 2,000 devices. (The first question in the “help” section of Snaptu’s website is, “Does Snaptu work on my phone?” which gets answered with an unequivocal “Yes!”) Once you download the app, it opens up a catalog of other apps. Those include Twitter, Facebook, a news reader, and a TechCrunch app. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel and said its app has been downloaded 4 million times.

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